School district · California
Sierra Sands Unified
Sierra Sands Unified in California: 11 public schools with 4,974 students and 20.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,727 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 4,974
- Students per teacher
- 20.9
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,727
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 238
- Counselors (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per counselor
- 293
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%37%proficient
−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
2,112 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%28%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
2,115 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 34% · $44.9M
- State
- 54% · $71.1M
- Local
- 12% · $15.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,220
- Support services
- $6,914
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $49.8M
- Long-term debt
- $19.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faller ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 516 | 23.9 | 38% | 32% |
Gateway ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 346 | 24.6 | 41% | 38% |
Inyokern ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 161 | 23.0 | 48% | 38% |
Las Flores ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 526 | 25.5 | 49% | 47% |
Pierce ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 297 | 19.0 | 30% | 30% |
Richmond ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 364 | 16.5 | 49% | 38% |
James Monroe MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 490 | 19.4 | 33% | 15% |
Murray MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 643 | 21.7 | 30% | 20% |
Burroughs HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,536 | 20.4 | — | — |
Mesquite Continuation HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 95 | 13.8 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 113 West Felspar Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
- Phone
- (760)499-1600
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.